Illini fall from Top 25 poll, still receive votes

Monday

Jan 13, 2014 at 12:05 PM

Arizona and Syracuse remain No. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for a sixth straight week and six newcomers joined the Top 25. Illinois, which lost to Wisconsin and Northwestern over the past week, fell out of its No. 23 spot.

The Associated Press

Arizona and Syracuse remain No. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for a sixth straight week and six newcomers joined the Top 25.

The Wildcats (17-0) received 61 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel while the Orange (16-0) got the others.

Illinois, which lost to Wisconsin and Northwestern over the past week, fell out of its No. 23 spot.

After 11 ranked teams lost at least one game, the changes started at No. 3 where Wisconsin moved up one spot to replace Ohio State, which lost two games and dropped to 11th. Michigan State was fourth followed by Wichita State, Villanova, Florida, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and San Diego State.